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Re: How the HECK do you create texture masks 1 & 2
RGB just shows the R G and B channels combined. You can also put each mask channel in a group, then limit that group to be R G or B. Create your groups, then right click and group properties, and untick the channels you don't want. Then you can show all of the groups at once and ctrl+a then ctrl+shift+c to copy everything… -
Re: [WIP] [UDK] Futuristic Arctic Research Lab
A bit of progress on the hallway, I've got some fans moving and blowing some particles about, It seems that the lighting makes the floor fog less dense around the fans , which is pretty cool. I've also tweaked the saturation a bit. (see original post) *Watch in youtube 720p to actually be able to see the particles.… -
Re: 3dsmax ambient occlusion bug?
I forgot about this thread! Ok, the way to do this is to use the G-Buffer. Set your low poly objects G-buffer to, say, 15. Then in your Ambient occlusion map set the include/excl. Object ID to negative 15 (-15). This will then exclude the low poly from the shadow solution. The previous suggestions about turning off object… -
Re: SSS Maps - Blender cycles??
Most likely scale since radius is a "vector" (accepts 3 values), and the grayscale (while probably r/g/b) is only representing a "scalar" (accepts 1 value). Although, I think at this point, you could use either/ or because I think radius controls the scale per r/g/b channel, while scale controls all channels. Hopefully… -
Re: DDS photoshop plugin explained
I went thru the programmer email-list threads I've saved about DXT. I know it's a lot of reading, but there's some really good info, might help your doc. Also answers some of the questions that have been asked... "Most textures used in games seem to fall in roughly four categories: 1. Textures with a lot of relatively… -
Re: shattered horizon got an update
Well that's exactly why the stuff is being added, people want to have "moar gunz". I played it once, when Steam had a free weekend going. I enjoyed it thoroughly, it took time to get accommodated to the movement, but a few games and you can already feel yourself more or less comfortable. Mastering of course takes much more… -
Re: Vertex-Blending - Transitonal Masking
This is arguably a bit anal, but if you want to optimise that, instead of normalising each color, which involves an expensive square root (which gets canceled out anyway, when you square the final result), you can do: VertexColor.rgb / r*r + b*b + g*g Or for a more compact node tree: dot(VertexColor.rgb, VertexColor.rgb)… -
Re: fancasting half life 2
I reckon Robert De Niro would make a good Gordon Freeman! Maybe a bit old, but he would rock! Although Charlie Sheen would be a good choice too. Kristin Kreuk as Alyx! All she needs is short hair really... David Bowie would be a good G-Man, I think, however I would love to see Steve Buscemi as the G-Man! Agreed with Mojo… -
Depth Map Shadows in Source?
I'm curious. They never *were* in there, but in the recently released images from the 'Orange' and 'Black' editions, G-Man was looking more spry than usual. Prerenders or in-game? If it's in-game, it's at least a new effect. Either way, new toys to play with when the next Hammer SDK is released. Self-Shadowing / Depth Map… -
Re: Sketchbook: Michael Whiteley
"Streamers" are actually caused by compression in a moist environment, such as putting on high G's in a turn or at the start of a climb. In the case of these 2 aircraft, putting them "on" with them essentially in an unloaded G climb would make them look fake. So not having wingtip vortices visible or engine exhaust (not…
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